Upright automatic player-piano.



L. W SOUTHGATH UPRIGHT AUTOMATIC PLAYER PIANO.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 9. 1911. 1 1 18,958 Patented Dec.1,1914.

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UPRIGHT AUTOMATIC PLAYER PIANO. APPLICATION FILED 001. 9. 1911.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

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LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE. 0F WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, ASSIGNOR TO CHARLES KOHLER, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.; VERONICA M.- KOHLER, WILLIAM B. ELLISON, AND RICHARD W. LAWRENCE, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., EXECUTORS 0F SAID CHARLES KOHLER, DECEASED.

UPRIGHT AUTOMATIC PLAYER-PIANO.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1, 1914.

Application filed October 8, 19l1. Serial No. 653,560.

To all irlzomit may mace-r22 Be it known that I, LOUIS lV. SOUTIHL-VIE, a citizen of the l nitcd States, residing at \Yorcester, in the county or lVorcester and State of lliassachusctts,have invented a new and useful Upright Automatic Player- Piano, of which the following is a specification. 7

The object of this invention is to provide a new and improved upright automatic player piano which, while containing a full set of strings, actions and operating devices therefor, will be of small width relatively to the ordinary piano or player piano. To this end, I arrange the set of strings in sections in diderent vertical planes and I divide the actions into sections arranged out of line with each other and substantially within the same width, and provide operat-' ing. devices therefor. By arrangin the strings in two vertical planes and by ividing the actions into two sections and by providing automatic operating devices therefor, I am enabled to make a player piano of substantially half of the width of an ordinary player piano and of very little, if any, extra depth or height as compared with the ordinary player piano.

The invention is preferably applied so as to produce a keyless instrument or one which is operated only automatically. An instrument of this character will fill a. long felt want for those who desire to keep their original expensive pianos, such as grands, etc., and who desire at the same time to have a player piano which will have a set of strings the same in number as the ordinary piano and which instrument can be conveniently placed on account of its small size. The instrument is also adapted for use in flats, apartments, railroad cars, on ships and in other locations where space is an important factor. By providing a player piano which will play a full. set of strings of practically half size or width. as compared with the ordinary player pianos. the above felt want can be satisfied. The instrun'icnt also can be convenien moved about because it is of much less w 'ght than an ordinary player piano.

The instrument also is adapted to extend the held of the ordinary player piano by reason of its small cost.

The invention may developed in several forms, several of which are shown in the accompanying seven sheets of drawings forming part of this application for patent.

Referring to the drawings and in detail, Figure 1 is a front elevation of a player piano constructed to embody my invention. Flg. 2 is a cross sectional elevation thereof. Fig. 3 is a partial front sectional elevation illustrating the relative arrangement of tracker mechanism and motor used in the instrument shown in Figs. 1 and 2. Fig. l is an enlarged sectional view through the operating pneumatics and valves therefor. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. illustrating a modified arrangement of parts to embody the invention. Fig. 5 is a partial view similar to Fig.5 illustrating a modified arrangement of string frame which can be employed in the instrument shown in Fig. 5. Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating a further modified arrangement of parts which may be employed in practising the invention. Fig G is av partial view similar to Fig. 6 illustrating a modified arrangement of string frame which may be em ployed in the instrument shown in Fig. 6, and Fig. 7 is another view similar to Fig. 2 illustrating a still further modified arrangementwhich may be used for practising the invention. Referring to the drawings and in detail and first to the instrument shown in the first four sheets of the drawings, A designates a piano casing made of substantially half the width of the casing of an ordinary piano. This casing is superposed on a frame designed to contain and support the various instrumentalities.

l3 designates the main string frame which in the construction under consideration is made to carry part of the set of strings and preferably the longer or bass section E of the strings. which can be arranged vertielally or inclined and over-strung as in the ordinarv piano. This string frame is arranged on beams C at the rear of the piano. D designates the sounding board which is carried by said beams and with which the section E of the strings cooperates by means of the usual bridges F.

B designates a. supplemental string frame which preferably is arranged to carry the shorter or treble section E of the strings.

ranged asupplemental sounding board D,

so that the treble strings E can co-act therewith by means of the usual bridge or bridges F. This supplemental string frame B is faced the rear so that'the strings E thereonfihave to be struck from the rear toward the front. By this arrangement, the set of strings is divided into two sections arranged in different vertical planes facing eachother and the complete set of strings will occupy approximately one-half the width of the ordinary set of strings strung in substantially the same vertical plane.

The sounding board D is substantially half the size 'of the sounding board employed in the ordinary piano or player piano andthis is somewhat advantageous, as piano players are apt to be played too loudly and a smaller sounding board'produces less volume but can be arranged to ke p the tone.

The supplemental sounding board 1) for the treble notes being arranged at the front of the piano, allows a very brilliant'rendering ofthe treble section of the strings and the two sounding boards D and D being separated a considerable distance will not interfere with each other, G-G designate the set of piano action units. This set of piano. action units, as shown, is divided into two sections arranged out of line with each other and substantially within the same width. In the modification-under consideration the two sections are arranged in different vertical planes, the rear section G being arranged to strike and operate the bass strings E and the front section G being arranged to strike and operate the treble strings E.

H-Hi designate a set of operating pneumatics for the piano action units, which set is arranged in two sections, each section beingarranged in two rows, the upper section H bein arranged to operate the wippens of the rear section G of the action units, and the lower section H being arranged to operate the wippens of the front section G of the action units. The arrangement of pneumatics is shown particularly in Fig. 4. The pneumatics are arranged on arms extending out from a secondary valve box I, secured to which is a primary valve box I, this primary valve box being preferably made in two sections as indicated. The upper pneumatics H are connected to levers 2 0 which carry small springs or flexible fingers set in position to engage the wippens of the section G of the action units,- and the lower pneumatics H are connected to levers 21 which carry springs or flexible fingers set in position to engage the wippens of the other section G of action units. These levers21 are inclined downwardly as shown, so as to clear the rear section Gr of theaction units, and the lower pneumatics are preferably made to have a longer throw than the upper pneumatics to compensate for the difference in length between the levers 20 and 21 and the different striking points atwhich they engage their respective wippens, said lower pneumatics being also preferably made shorter than the upper Pneumatics so as to have substantially the same cubic ca pacity. The levers 20 and 21 are preferably made out of metal so as,.to come in small space and are strung on a shaft 22 or supported by suitable hearings on top of the valve box I. The levers 20 and 21 are provided with upwardly extending arms 23 all a plate 24 is secured to the top of the valve box at the rear thereof and provided with adjusting screws 25 which have soft tips 26 set in position to engage the lever arms 23. By adjusting the screws 25 the upward moton of the levers will be properly limited so that the movable leaves of the pneumatics willnot come together and produce disagreeable sounds. By using the springs on the levers a flexible striking action is given to the wippens. A particularly advantageous point in the above construction resides in the fact that the valve boxes, the set of pneumatics, levers, etc, can be made as a unit andcan be placed in position in the piano casing very expeditiously and cheaply.

J designates a box or frame secured to the front of the casing A. Two doors K K are arranged on the piano casing, which doors are opened when a music roll is to be inserted and the instrument played, and which doors are usually closed when the instrument is not to be played. Arranged within the box J is a tracker L and journaled in the box is a take-up spool M. The usual bearings 10 and 11 are arranged in the box so that a roll of music can be placed in position above the tracker and the usual set of gearing N is arranged at the right of the box, as shown in r 3, so that the perforated note sheet 0 can be drawn over the tracker L by the take-up spool M or rewound on the music spool after playing. If desired, an automatic tracking device P can be arranged at the left of the box J to keep the note sheet during its travel automatically in proper position laterally on the tracker. The automatic tracking device can be operated from holes in the tracker in the ordinary way.

Q. designates a pneumatic motor, placed in the same width as the tracker, which motor in the-construction under considcrm tion, may be arranged below the box J, and which motor is connected by sprocket wheels and a sprocket chain to'operate the gearing NZ R-R designate the operating pedals which are pivoted to a frame or bar 12 and which frame is attached to the casing by nuance links 13 pivoted to blocks so that the pedals can he svui up into the casing out of the way whe ns rument is not in use, as indica 1 lines in Fig.

l al connects by a link 14: with to operate one of a pair of l l. Each link 15 is a crank arm 16 ort or bracket 17 secured piano casing. The feedn a suitable wind-trunk The wind-truism onnects by means of any of the usual regulators and passages W to the valve boxes and also by means of suitable connectinis and regulator and valve be X to the motor Q5.

operating: neans mav be provided for this ons and levers by which the operinst mnent is controlled, these HCN ODS being zed in any to adiasi ano c nil ,l the on re mechanisms. A cover or fall mged in connection ith the mat thc operating levers and n be covered up by swinging the fall board to ClOnfitl position, as shown in Fig, 2.

The tubes coming from the perforations in the tracker L are divided into two sections 18 and 19, the bass section 18 being con cted to control the primary valves w? control operation of the upper se ol? the pneumatic-s, and-the treble section if) being connected to control the primary valves which control the operation of the lower section H oi? the pneumatics. By these arrangements, av piano player of substantially half width. relatively to the 4 provided. For illustration.

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vided and a will be div der the two ii. 5 it of the bass g. this roportion d g for y ruction she- 11y the strin practice. no in i 7c 1 made up or one, we

opera ng i actuated,

' bridge or bridges F strumentalities may be employed such as electromagnets, revolving cylinders, etc..- without departing from the broad scope of my invention, which consists in arranging the strings, action units and opera ting. in-

supplemental T the o JQIZLtlD meumatics are arran ed over each other. In this construction the motor Q is arranged on top of the boX J, and the wind-trunk U, feeders TT, and storer V are arranged at the rear of-the string frames, I the storer V being arranged over the feeders T-'l. In the arrangement shown in Fig. 5 a single sounding board D is shown and the cooperating with the treble section E of the strings is cut away so that the bass section E of the strings can pass through the same.

In Fig. if an arrangement of string frames is shown by which both a main sounding board D and a supplemental sounding board I) ran be employed.

In Fig. 6 a modification is shown in which the sections E and E of the strings are arranged. on two string frames B and B in the interior of the instrument, said string frames being set back to back. In this arrangement, the sections E and l l of the strings may be made substantially the same; that is, the strings may be arranged alternately on the frames B and ll so that the said frames will be substantially the same in shape. sounding board may. be employed in this construction, or a double sounding board l3=--D'. as illustrated in Fig. 6:

'ln Fig. 7 a further modification is shownwhich consists in arranging the main string frame l5 int-he interior of the instrument and the supplemental string frame B at the rear of the iustriuncut, the string frani'cs thus being separated and both string Frames being faced toward the twin, and the two sect-ions oi" the action um and the two sections of operating pneumatu are az'iunged so that the both sections of actions will strike to the rear.

Other arrangements may be devised and worked out tor practising m invention, the broad scope ol which comprchends the production ol' :1 player piano of substantially hall 'uidtli re. .niely to the set of strings employed.

The modil'icatirms shown in Figs. 5, 5 6, 6 and 7 are not claimed specifically in this patent, is pursuant to a re- 1 the Patent Ollice. l have filed A single I "lac v as

pose, which applications were filed February 19, 1912, and bear the Serial Nos. 678,656; 678,657 and 678,658 respectively.

The details and arrangements, therefore, herein referred to and illustrated, may be greatly varied by a skilled mechanic with outfieparting from the scope of my invention as expressed in the claims. Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure-by Letters-Patent ists 1. An automatic player piano having a set of strings, a set of action units therefor divi ded into sections arranged. out of line with each other and havingtheir ends closely bounded by thesame vertical planes transverse to the piano casing, and operating de :vices therefor.

2. An automatic player pianohaving a set of strings, a'set of action units therefor divided into sections arranged parallelly and having their ends closel bounded by the same vertical planes transverse to the piano casing, and operating devices therefor.

3. An upright automatic player -piano having a set of strings arranged in different vertical planes, a set of action units therefor, said action units being divided into sections arranged out'of line with each other and having their ends closely bounded by the same vertical planes transverse-to the piano casing, and operating devices therefor.

An upright automatic player piano having a set oi strings arranged in difi'erent yertical planes, a set of action units therer for, said actions beingdivided into sections arranged parallelly and having their ends closely bounded by the same vertical planes transverse to the piano casing, and operating devices therefor.

55. An upright automatic pla er piano of substantially halt ividth relatively to the number of strings employed, having a set of strings and a set of action units,'said strings being arranged substantially in two different vertical planes, and said action units being divided into two sections having their ends closely bounded by the same vertical planes transverse to the piano casing, and operating devices therefor.

6. An upright automatic player piano ot substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed, having a set.

- of strings and a set of action units therefor;

said strings being. arranged substantially in two different vertical planes, and said action units being divided into two sections parallell v arranged and having-their ends closely bounded by the'same vertical planes tI'ZlIlS- verse to the piano casing, and operating deices therefor. i I

7. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings, and a set of action units and operating 'pneumatics therefor, said action units and neumatics being dioperating pneumatics therefor, said action units and pnenmatics being divided into sections arranged out of line with each other and within the same Width. 7

10. An. upright automatic player piano having a set of strings arranged in different vertical planes, and a set of action units and operating pneumatics therefor, said action units and pneuinatics being divided into sections arranged .parallelly and having their ends closelv bounded by-the same vertical planes-transverse to the piano casing.

11.. An. upright automatieplayer piano o substantially half Width relatively to the number of strings employed, having a set of strings and a set of action unitsand operating pneumatics therefor. said strings being arranged substantially in tvvo dill'erent vertical planes, and said aetionfunits and pneumatics being-divided into sections having their ends closely bounded by the same ve1 tical planes transverse to the piano casing.

'12. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half Width relatively to the ,number of strings employed, having a set' of rec strings and a set of action units and operating pne'umatics therefor, said strings being arran ed substantially in two ditl'erent vertical planes, and said action units and pneu matics 'belng dlvided into two sections parallelly arranged and having their ends. eloselv bou'ided by the same vertical planes transverse to the piano casing.

Anupright automatic playcrpiano of substantially half width relatively to thenumber of strings employed having aset of strings and a-set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, and the actiori' strings and a set of action units and operat:

ing pneumaties, said strings being arranged substantially in tWo planes, and the action units and operating pneumatics being dil vided into sections, the units of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, and .1 wind trunk for said pneumatics.

15. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, and the action units and operating pneumatics being divided into sections, the units of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, and a valve box and Wind trunk for said neumatics.

'16. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, and said action units and operating pneumatics being divided into sections, the units of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, a pair of pedals arranged at the front of the instrument and to fold up into the casing, and a pair of feeders arranged at the rear of the pedals.

17. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, and said action units and operating pneumatics being divided into sections, the units of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, a pair of pedals arranged at the front of the instrument and to fold u into the casing thereof, and a pair of f deders arranged at the rear of the instrument behind the pedals.

18. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings, and a set of action units and operating pncumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, and said action units and operating pneumatics being divided into sections, the units of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, a pair of pedals arranged at the front of the instrument so as to fold up into the casing, and a pair of feedersfind a storer arranged at the rear of the casing.

19. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a setof action units and op erating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, and said action units and operating pneumatics being divided into sections, the units of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, a tracker, a. sheet manipulating mechanism, a motor, pedals arranged at the front of the instrument, and a pair of feeders and a storer arranged at the rear of the instrument.

20. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes. and said action units and operating pneumatics being.divided into sections, theunits of each section being spaced from each other the usual distance, a pair of pedals arranged at the front of the instrument, a pair of feeders at the rear of the instrument, and a valve box for said pneumatics.

21. An upright automatic player piano of substantially hall width relativ ely to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in tvvo plants, a pair of pedals arranged at the front of the instrument, and a pair of feeders at the rear of the instrument, and a wind trunk connected tosaid feeders.

An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, a pair of pedals at the front of the instrument, a pair of feeders at the rear of the instrument, a valve box, and a wind trunk connected to said feeders.

23. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relativ ly to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and opcrating neumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, :1 pair of pedals arranged at the front of the instrument, a pair of feeders and a storcr at the rear of the instrument, trunk, connected to said feeders.

f2-l. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pncumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, a tracker, a. sheet manipulating mechanism, and a motor arranged within the same width as the tracker.

25. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, a tracker, a motor arranged within the same Width as the tracker, a sheet manipulating mechanism, and gearing for operating the same arranged at one side of the tracker.

a valve box and a Wind Y di iifi dz 26. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating pneumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, a tracker, a motor arranged within the same'width as the tracker, and an automatic tracking device arranged at one side of the tracker.

27, An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set of strings and a set of action units and operating neumatics, said strings being arranged substantially in two planes, a tracker, a motor arranged within the same width as the tracker, a sheet manipulating mechanism, gearing for the same at one side of the tracker, and an automatic tracking device at the other side of the tracker.

28. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width having a set of eighty-eight strings, action units, and operating devices divided into two sections, arranged substantially within the same width.

29. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width having a set of eighty-eight strings, action units, and opcrating devices divided into two sections arranged parallely substantially within the same width.

30. An upright automatic player piano of substantially half width relatively to the number of strings employed having a set 'of eighty-eight strings,action units, and op erating pneumatics therefor divided into two sections, arranged substantially within the same width.

31. In an upright automaticplayer piano made of substantially half width, a set of strings divided into a longer or bass section and a shorter or treble section, a set of action units divided into sections to cobperate therewith, and operating devices therefor.

32. In an upright automatic playerpiano, the combination of a string frame arranged to carry the longer or bass part of a set of strings, a separate string frame arranged to carry the shorter or treble part of the strings, a casing within which said frames are housed substantially within the same width, a set of action units divided into sec tions to coiipera'te therewith, and operating devices therefor.

33. In an upright automatic player piano, a string frame arranged to carry the longer or bass section of the strings, a shorter string frame arranged to carry the shorter or treble section of the strings, a set of action units divided into sections to co'tiperate therewith, and operating devices therefor.

fi-i. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a set of action units divided into; sections to end crate with the said; strings, and operating evices therefor.

. 35. An .,upright automatic player piano hayi 'lasetof strings divided into two sections acing each other, a set ofaction units divided into two sections arranged backto back, and between the two sections of the strings, and'op'erating devices therefor.

36. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections acing each other, a set cf action units divided into two sections parallelly arranged between the sections of the set of strings, and operating devices therefor.

37, An upright automatic player piano having a, set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a set of action units therefor divided into two sections arranged back to back and between the sections of the strings, and operating devices therefor arranged below the action units.

38. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing eachother, a sounding board cotiperating with each section of the strings, a set of action units divided into sections arranged between the sections of the strings, and operating devices therefor.

39. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, the bass or' longer section being at the rear and the treble or shorter section being at the front, a set of action units therefor divided into two sections arranged between the sections of the strings, and operating devices therefor.

40. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a sounding board for each set of strings, the longer or bass Sec tion being at the rear and the shorter or treble section being at the front, a set of action units divided into sections arranged between said strings, and operating devices therefor.

41. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a set of action units divided into sections and arranged between the sections of the strings, and operating pneumatics for the action units.

42. An upright automatic player piano tions facing each other, a sounding board for each section, a set of action units divided into two sections and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, and a set of operating pneumatics therefor arranged in two sections.

43. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two secof operating neumatics therefor arranged in two sections of two rows each.

eti. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a sounding board for each section, a set of action units ivided into two sections and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, and a valve box carrying a set of pneumatics divided into two sections;

45. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a sounding board for each sectic a set of action units divided into two secti s and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, and a valve box carrying a set of pneuinatics therefor divided into two sections of two rows each.

d6. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings (llYlt ed into two see 4 tions facing each other, a sounding board for each section, a set of action units divided into two sections and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, and a secondary valve box carrying a set of operating pneumatics thereon arranged in two sections.

4E7. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a sounding board for each section, a set of action units divided into two sections and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, and a secondary valve box carrying a set of operating pneumatics therefor arranged in two sections, and a primary valve box connected to the secondary valve box.

48. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, asounding board for each section, a of action units divided into two sections and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, a set of operating pneumatics therefor divided into two sections, and two sets of pivoted striking levers operated by the pnemnatics, said levers being arranged to engage the wippens of the two sections of the actions.

49. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two seetions facing each other, a sounding board for each section, a set of action units divided into two sections and arranged between the two sections of the set of strings, a set of operating pneumatics therefor arranged in two sections, a set of operatinglevers arranged in two sections, the levers in one section being different in length relatively to the levers in the other section, and flexible fingers carried by the levers.

50. An upright automatic having a set of strings divided tions facing each for each section, a 65 into two sections player piano into two secother, a sounding board set of action units divided and arranged between the meumatics said levers bein 7 two sections, the levers in one s' difl erent in length relatively in the other section.

A pneumatic app atns width player piano coin} a vals e box,

a set of pneumatics attached the etc and divided into two sections, a set of lovers pivoted thereto and connected to the Plliill" niaticsin two sections, the levers in one tion being different in l ngth relatively to the levers in the other section, and flexible lingers carried by the levers.

53. it pneun'iatic apparatus for half width player piano coi'nprising a valve box, a of pneuinatics connected thereto and arranged in two sections, one section having a greater movement than the other, and a set of pivoted levers divided into se tions, t e levers in said sections being of different sh ape.

Set. A pneumatic apparatus for a n L l? width player piano comprising a secondary 'alve box, a primary valve box at ched thereto, a set of operating pnemnatics attached to the secondary valve box 'nd arranged in two sections, the pneunn of one section having a greater movement than the ')ne1.1matics of the other section, and operating levers pivoted to the secondary valve box, said levers being divided into two sect ons the levers in one section being dii'ierent in length relatively to the levers section.

A pneumatic apparatus for a half width player piano comprising a secondary valve box, a set of pneumatics attached thereto and arranged in two sections of two rows each, one section having a greater throw than the other, a set of levers pivoted to the secondary valve box and divided into two sections, the levers in one section being different in length relatively to the levers in the other section, secured to the secondary valve box.

56. A pneumatic apparatus for a half width player piano comprising a secondary valve box, a set of pneumatics attached thereto and arranged in two sections of two rows each, one section having a greater throw than the other, a set of levers pivoted to the secondary valve box and divided into two sections, the levers in one section being in the other and a primary valve box difierent in length relatively tothe levers in the other sectionyand flexible striking fingers carried by said levers.

57. A pneumatic apparatus for a half width player piano comprising a secondar valve box, a set of pneumatics attached thereto and arranged in two. sections of two rows each, one section having a greater throw than the other, a set of levers pivoted to the secondary valve box and divided into two sections, the levers in one section being dlfferent in length relatively to the levers in the other section, and means for limiting the movements of the levers.

58. A pneumatic apparatus valve box, a set of pneuniaticsattached thereto and arranged in two sections oi two rows each, 'one section having a greater throw than the other, a set of levers pivoted to the secondary valve box and divided into two sections, the lovers in one section being difierent in length relatively to the lovers in .the othersection, flexible striking means carried by-said levers, means for limiting the movement fthe same, and a primary valve box. carried by the secondary valve box.

59. An upright automatic player piano having a-set of strings divided into twosectrons facing each )ther, a set of action units dlvided lnto two sections arranged back to back and between said strings, a set of operating pneumatics for said action units, and a pair of feeders and a storer arranged below Y the pncumatics. 60. An upright automatic player piano for a half width player piano comprising a secondary pair oftfeeders and astorer arranged below the set or pneuinatics, and a pair of pedals arranged in front of the feeders and storer.

61. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sect-ions facing each other, a set of actionnirits divided into two sections arranged back to back and between said-strings, a set of operating pncnmatics for said action units, a pair of feeders arranged below the pneumatics, and a pair of folding pedals-arranged in front o1 the feeders and storcr.

62. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a set of actionunits divided into two sections arranged back to back and between said strings, a set of operating pne'nmatics for said action units, a pair of feeders and a storer arranged below the set of pneumatics a tracker and note sheet manipulating mechanism arranged at the front of. the piano, and connections therefrom to the set of pneumaties.

63. An upright automatic player piano having a set of strings divided into two sections facing each other, a set of action units divided into two sections arranged bacl: to back and between said strings, a set of operating neumatics for said action units, a tracker and note sheet manipulating mechanism arranged at the front of the instrumerit, and a pneumatic motor therefor arranged below the tracker.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand, in the presence of two subscribing witnessesa LOUIS W. SOUTHGATE.

Witnesses C. M. GARBU'IT, C. Fomzns'r Wesson. 

